The Culinary Medicine Program offers free hands-on cooking classes, open to the public, and geared towards all community members. In all of our courses, participants will learn to cook healthy, delicious recipes and learn basic nutrition concepts such as building a healthy meal, eating on a budget, meal planning, and how to use leftovers. They teach concepts based on Mediterranean Diet principles. Class members prepare different recipes each week and learn how to make terrific, delicious food that just happens to be good for you!
We are proud to be be offering three types of community courses: virtual, hybrid, and fully in-person courses starting in January 2023, in our new Seva Teaching Kitchen! The Kitchen is located at 1810 K Street NW Washington, DC. All of our community courses will run for six weeks, at the same time each week:
Virtual Courses: These are held via Zoom. Everyone cooks in their own kitchen, live, together, via Zoom.
Hybrid Courses: For this course, some of the meeting dates will be in-person in our Seva teaching kitchen. Some of the meeting dates will be via Zoom. Everyone will cook in their own kitchen, live, together, via Zoom. See the schedule for specific meeting locations for each course
Fully In-Person Courses: All six sessions of each Community course will be held live, in-person at our Seva teaching kitchen.
The Community Course is geared towards members of the community who are interested in applying nutrition and cooking skills to improve their own health. If you are a medical professional interested in applying these principles to your patient care, please see more tailored offerings at this link: CME OFFERINGS
Schedule of Classes
Beginner and Intermediate Classes begin continuously throughout the year. See the charts below to find a class that fits into your schedule. Then, complete the interest form at the bottom of the page. We will contact you to confirm your spot in an upcoming course.
Fall/Winter 2024 course planning is underway. We will post the schedule once the classes are finalized.
Sample Schedule of Prior Courses:
Beginner In-Person course: All sessions live at Seva Teaching Kitchen
| Lesson |
Adult Community Intermediate Series | Sample: Mondays 5:30 - 7:30 pm EDT |
| Lesson 7: In person | Whole Grains, Carbohydrates Review, Hydration, Soups & Casseroles and One Pot Cooking | Sample:
May 6 |
| Lesson 8: In person | Protein Review, Grilling, Broiling, Rubs, Brines, and Marinades | May 13 |
| Lesson 9: In person | Fats Review, Fish & Seafood, Blanching, Steaming, and Poaching | May 20 |
| Lesson 10: In person | Potassium & Sodium, Flavor Building, Sauces, and Advanced Knife Skills | June 3 (skip May 27) |
| Lesson 11: In person | Braising, Stewing, Alcohol, Mindfulness, and Goal Setting | June 10 |
| Lesson 12: In Person | Roasting and Local Resources | June 17 |
Sample: Beginner Virtual course: All sessions from your home via Zoom
| Lesson |
Adult Community Beginner Series | Sample: Saturdays 10:00-12:30 pm EDT |
| Lesson 1 | Mediterranean Diet, Introduction to Cooking and Reading Recipes | Sample:
June 1 |
| Lesson 2 | Macronutrients, Mediterranean Diet: Dairy, Breakfast and Understanding Nutrition Labels | June 15 (skip June 8) |
| Lesson 3 | Mediterranean Diet: Vegetables, Portion Sizes and Lunch | June 22 |
| Lesson 4 | Mediterranean Diet: Legumes, Good Shopping Habits and Delectable Dinners | June 29 |
Interest Form
Please complete the form below. It will add you to our call/email list. Registration is based on availability. We will reach out via e-mail and/or phone call to confirm your interest in the next available course.
If you have any questions please reach out to jenniferleon@gwu.edu.
